The sale will run Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday
from noon to 5 p.m. in the college's Crissey/Severn parking lot.

Bunk beds, sofas, chairs and bookshelves were among the items up for grabs under the blue-and-white striped tent set up at the corner of W. Main and Acker Lane, just east of the
Stowe Stadium tennis courts. Perhaps the most startling item for sale was an old dentist's chair.

On Thursday morning, Robert Beals and Mike Burns were among the browsers. Burns, a frequent garage sale attendee, was looking for shelves.

"I'm here just in case he has to lift something," said Beals.

Two Kalamazoo College seniors, Jordan Earnest and Charlotte Steele, were moving into their new house today and were looking for bargains to help furnish it.

"It's just an easy way to get house basics for cheap," said Earnest.

Yvonne Zipp is a reporter for the Kalamazoo Gazette, a part of the MLive Media Group. You can reach her at yzipp@mlive.com or 269-365-8639.